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Secesson Down To The Individual
Submitted by Westernerd on Sat, 2011-04-23 03:00
By definition, politics is violent; its sole object is control of the state, an institution distinguished by its preclusive monopoly on the use of force, and the economic windfalls accompany such control. Nigeria’s history, like that of all states through time, is characterized by a cycle violence in which coercion is the route to wealth.
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